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Hans_Schneider2
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Jul 23, 2013

UTF8 Encoding Problem

Hello,   I need to add some string to a payload that is in UTF8 encoding.   When I am using any command after HTTP::collect - all the characters displayed wrong.   I found a topic about this...
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Kevin_Stewart's avatar
Kevin_Stewart
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Jul 23, 2013
A couple of observations:

 

 

1. There are generally TWO ways to alter HTTP payloads: STREAM and HTTP::collect/payload. Once you've collected all of the required payload, you can use any manner of string manipulation or regex to manipulate the data. A STREAM profile is *almost* as flexible, but will usually run much faster than the other option.

 

 

2. You can use an iRule to manipulate a STREAM profile, and only add a generic (blank) STREAM profile to the virtual server configuration.

 

 

3. Both HTTP::collect/payload and a STREAM profile/iRule are going to work with string data. If you're having UTF8 issues with one, you'll likely have the same problem with the other.

 

 

4. Whether adding a STREAM profile or an iRule, you're modifying the virtual server configuration regardless.

 

 

Can you please elaborate on the UTF8 issue?